http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb WordPress weblog Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:37:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This procedure is intended for the treatment of excessive menstrual bleeding called menorrhagia, due to benign causes in pre-menopausal women who have completed childbearing. It is estimated that 1 in 5 women experience excessive menstrual bleeding that can result in fatigue, anemia, embarrassing accidents and restricted activity. The NovaSure Ablation ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=72 Genetic Research and Testing – Introduction During the past 20 years, advances in molecular biology and the Human Genome Project have had a tremendous influence on the field of genetics. After centuries of description, we are now on the eve of truly understanding the cellular processes of the human body. Up ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=69      In society today there exists a void between the time a terminally ill patient is informed that further medical treatment is unless and the beginning of palliative or hospice care. During this period of time the potential exists for a terminally ill patient to be confronted with two distinct ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=64 Question:  Should doctors always tell the truth to their patients? There is an ongoing debate among physicians, families and patients on this issue. The debates are complex but they usually come down to disagreements about the limits of paternalism and the proper balance between the principles of autonomy and beneficience. The ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=61 A DNR order is a medical order issued by a physician or other authorized practitioner that directs healthcare providers not to administer CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. A DNR order may be written in the absence of a living will or the conditions ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=56 Advance directives are documents which indicated your health care wishes in the event that you are not capable of making your own decisions. Advance directives are not used for decision-making if the patient is able to make the decision. Pennsylvania recognizes two types of advance directives, durable power of attorney for ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=47 The Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a document entitled: “Guidelines For Evaluating Reiki As An Alternative Therapy” on March 25, 2009. The following is their position:   GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING REIKI AS AN ALTERNATIVE THERAPY   Committee on Doctrine United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 25 March 2009   1. From ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=39 The Vatican & Artificial Nutrition & Hydration Consortium of Jesuit Bioethics Programs Most Americans know the case of Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who suffered cardiac arrest and subsequently lived for years in a persistent vegetative state while moral, legal, and political wrangles over ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=20 Could a competent, adult patient make the wrong decision?  This is not an uncommon issue encountered in the hospital setting. First of all, there is a need to clarify what we mean by a wrong decision. Decisions have to be made at certain points in the course of managing a ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=15 John is a healthy 45-year-old executive who has an appointment with his family doctor for a routine check-up. He read in the newspaper about a new expensive X-Ray test to detect heart disease called CT angiography. John was not concerned that the test was extremely expensive because he thought ... http://www.sju.edu/blogs/icb/?p=5